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David FitzGerald holds the T.E. Gildred Chair in U.S.-Mexican Relations at the University of California, San Diego. He specializes in the sociology of international migration, focusing on the complex dynamics of asylum policies and immigrant health controls. His research covers various facets of migration theory, including segmented assimilation theory and the impact of refugee policies on sociological perspectives. FitzGerald has published extensively, including notable works such as 'Refugee System: Sociological Approach' and co-editing 'Immigrant California: Understanding Past, Present, Future U.S. Policy.' He has received multiple awards for his academic contributions, including the ASA Human Rights Section Gordon Hirabayashi Book Award and the Distinguished Scholarly Book Award from the American Sociological Association. His ongoing research interests encompass the sociology of migration, state policies on immigration, and transnational family dynamics.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).